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Recent rainfall and cooler temperatures have stopped the spread of extreme drought in North Dakota and eased the threat of wildfires, but dangerously dry conditions persist, according to new data released Thursday.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows 85% of North Dakota in extreme drought, the second-worst of four categories. That s unchanged from last week, after several weeks of increases in the percentage. Average temperatures for the week were mainly below normal (2 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit) with the greatest negative departures observed in the Dakotas,  Western Regional Climate Center Associate Research Scientist David Simeral wrote.
National Weather Service reports also show widespread rainfall in western North Dakota last Saturday. Totals included nearly an inch in the Dickinson area, about half an inch in Mandan and a little less than half an inch at the Bismarck airport.
Fire officials are bracing for the summer months as fuel moisture in vegetation continues to diminish
Fire officials are bracing for the summer months as fuel moisture in vegetation continues to diminish
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Fire season is year-round in California, and coming out of winter and spring seasons that brought below seasonal rainfall amounts, firefighters across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are bracing for the summer months. Santa Barbara County has received, as stated, 47 percent annual rainfall from what we re normally used to, Santa Barbara County Fire Public Information Officer Daniel Bertucelli said.
According to Bertucelli, Santa Barbara County firefighters have already responded to multiple fires across the Santa Maria and Santa Ynez Valleys this year. While crews have been able to keep those fires small, as moisture in fuels diminishes the outcome could be different.